Politics

EC bans Yogi Adityanath from campaigning for 72 hours, Mayawati for 48 hours over hate speech

The Election Commission barred Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from campaigning for 72 hours for his communal remarks. The EC also took action against BSP supremo Mayawati, placing a temporary ban from campaigning for 48 hours.

Apr 15, 2019

Mersal-Sarkar row redux: Angry Vijay fans in secret plot to hit BJP and AIADMK?

Offended by the Mersal and Sarkar controversies the fans of Thalapathy Vijay are determined to spoil the electoral chances of BJP and AIADMK in Tamil Nadu.

Apr 15, 2019

REVEALED - What was inside the black trunk in PM Modi's chopper?

The Congress party demanded a probe into the alleged transportation of the black box in PM Modi's chopper during his visit to Karnataka last week.

Apr 15, 2019

Shashi Tharoor gets head injuries in freak accident during Kerala temple ritual

Tharoor was injured during a temple ritual called Thulabharam. The chain of the weighing scale on which he sat snapped, causing the accident.

Apr 15, 2019

Money, money and money: With Rs 669 cr in its reserve, is BSP the richest political party in India?

The expenditure report submitted by the BSP to the Election Commission stated that the party has an exuberant bank balance of Rs 669 crore deposited in eight accounts at various banks in Delhi.

Apr 15, 2019

FIR lodged against SP leader Azam Khan over khaki underwear remark against BJP's Jaya Prada

Azam Khan clarified that he did not make any objectionable remarks against actress-turned-politician Jaya Prada, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls 2019 from the Rampur constituency on the BJP ticket.

Apr 15, 2019

Chandrababu Naidu leads Opposition to demand ballot votes amid EVM malfunction allegations

The allegations were first brought up by the Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu who brought up the issue after news came out that thousands of EVMs were not working in Andhra Pradesh on April 11, during the first phase of elections.

Apr 14, 2019

Will never allow Abdullahs and Muftis to divide India, says PM Modi in Kathua

Targeting the National Conference for their stand on a separate Prime Minister for Kashmir, Modi said he won't allow the National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party of Jammu and Kashmir to divide India.

Apr 14, 2019

Indian-origin man quits job in Australia to vote for BJP and see PM Modi wins

Sudhindraa Hebbaar, 41-year-old, quit his job as a screening officer at the Sydney Airport since he could not get leave and he wanted to come back to India to cast his vote to the Bharatiya Janata Party on April 18.

Apr 14, 2019

EC questions TDP about Chandrababu Naidu's delegation, party defends EVM theft-accused

The Election Commission wrote to the Telugu Desam Party asking how a person with criminal antecedents could be a part of a delegation led by its chief N Chandrababu Naidu during his Delhi visit.

Apr 14, 2019

TCS reveals Rs 220 crore donation to electoral trust; Benefactor political parties unknown

This is said to be one of the biggest donations the IT company made. Tata is known to have donated to the Progressive Electoral Trust in 2013, a trust which was set up by Tata.

Apr 13, 2019

Fact Check: Image of Rahul Gandhi waiting to meet Imran Khan, Arvind Kejriwal offering namaz is fake!

An image was uploaded on Facebook of Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Shatrughan Sinha and Navjot Singh Sidhu waiting to meet Pakistan Prime Minister while the Delhi CM was seen offering namaz in the background.

Apr 13, 2019

BJP's Suresh Gopi trolled for having lunch from voter's home, reminds Mohanlal's iconic scene

Many people claim that Suresh Gopi is doing all these gimmicks just to showcase him as a simple and humble personality.

Apr 13, 2019

Maoists planning to kidnap NDA candidate contesting against Rahul Gandhi

After the Maoists threat, police officials have decided to beef up the security for both Thushar Vellappally and Rahul Gandhi.

Apr 13, 2019

From Swiggy delivery boy to Bengaluru Central LS candidate - Jenifar Russel has done it all

Hailing from Thiruvananthapuram, Russel had quit his job in the corporate sector and to do odd jobs to understand the problems faced by the common people.

Apr 13, 2019